UPDATE ON IRAN - April 27, 2010

 The Beginning of the End of the Clerical Rule in Iran
No.586

          
The Downfall

Trembling mullah regime fears again PMOI’s call
Tehran, April 25, 2010
Khabar Online, the internet site belonging to RGC expressed its fear from PMOI’s call for uprising on Labor Day and wrote: “the terrorist petite group of PMOI has added its voice to the heads of sedition during last days in inviting people to riot and marching on Labor Day”.
This site admitted that regime’s quest for restraining people’s resistance has been defeated and wrote: “while it was anticipated that the defeated current in last years election would repent and apologize from the nation (read Khamenei and his subordinates) and compensate for its wrong doings but it seems that they still intend to continue their anti state quests in different fields”.
The site added: “as it was written in Javan (RGC’s daily) in their first step they have decided to ask their supporters to cry their illegal demands in the streets on Labor Day and Teacher Day. This decision comes at a time when the terrorist hypocrite petite group has added its voice to the heads of sedition during last days in inviting people to riot and march on Labor Day”.

Khamenei: confront them!
Tehran, April 26, 2010
In his meeting with Mostafa Najar regime’s Interior Minister and some other commanders of SSF and military forces Khamenei whose talisman is broken complained about the nation wide uprising and said: “you must decisively confront any divergence and corrupt individual, social and political act”.
Pointing to what he called “bitter events of 88 (2009-2010)” Khamenei added: “in these events seditious hands made life bitter for people (read himself and his subordinates)…but in any field that the apparatus on charge worked in harmony and awareness we reached good results”.
By emphasizing on preserving “the power of SSF in front of people’s eyes” Khamenei admitted that people vastly disgust this suppressive force and continued: “in confrontation with some people who ruin the society religiously or on chastity issues weather it is intentional or not it must be acted decisively and in a correct manner”.


Regime’s suppressive forces desperate in confronting brave women of Iran
Tehran, April 25, 2010
Mullah Ahmad Khatami deputy of the head of Assembly of Experts admitted that regime’s suppressive forces are desperate in confronting brave women of Iran and said that improper veil is making faces at the spirituality of the System.
As ISNA state-run news agency quoted Mullah Khatami amongst a group of Bassiji mercenaries, he has called confronting the brave women who resist clerical dictatorships suppression as ‘soft war’ against improper veil and said: “I say it clearly, improper veil, not having veil is making faces at the spirituality. This is ‘soft war’. Hear all of you! ‘Soft war’ is no less than the political war that the enemy has started”.
“I say this because of the love that I have towards the System don’t think of the issue of veil less than the issue of subsidies. Of course I hope that the subsidy policy will be determined but we must know that the issue of veil from our point of view is much more important in the cultural field than the policy for subsidiary (in economic field)”.

Regime’s MP summoned to Prosecutor Office
Tehran, April 25, 2010
The MP of Sanandaj, kamyaran and Divandareh was summoned to Prosecutor Office because he offended Ahmadinejad’s government.
Abdoljabar karami wrote in his blogger that Kurdistan’s Governor Office and Ahmadinejad’s government had complained from him to the so-called Revolutionary Court of Tehran and has demanded his trial because he had ‘clearly offended the government and country’s officials’.


Resistance

Writing slogans against the heads of the regime
Tehran, April 26, 2010 –Brave youths and laborers of Khaniabad region in Tehran wrote slogans of ‘death to Khamenei on Labor Day’ and ‘You desperate Khamenei Labor Day is on its way’ in Edam Sqaure’s metro station and the intersections of Shosh St. with Khayam and Shapoor Streets.
The slogan reads as: Bread, housing and freedom is our inalienable right- death to Khamenie
,we’ll gather on May 1

Another hero fallen for freedom
Tehran, April 26, 2010
The identity of another martyr of the Uprising was announced.
Kaveh Sabzalipoor 24 was shot in the head and killed on June 20, 2009 in the clash at Lolagar Mosque.
His mother said that Kaveh worked in TV & Radio station and went to work that day as usual but he never came back and at night his corpse was given to them.
She said that she made no complaint because she new it was useless but she prays that the murderers would be punished.

Karaj Azad University roars in anti regime slogans
Karaj, April 25, 2010
A member of ISC from Karaj Azad University said: “as May First gets closer all over the university is flooded with anti regime slogans and slogans in regard with the Labor Day. On the desks, chairs, doors, walls, in the library and even classes’ boards, students write and inform each other about the place and time of the gatherings. Students will come to Tehran to support the laborers and join them in the protest.

Suppression

Political prisoner Ali Saremi under vicious pressures
Tehran, April 25, 2010
On April 20 Ali Saremi 62 and a political prisoner who has had an operation only two days ago was chained and dragged to court in relation with a new case.
Mr. Saremi is the father of one of the PMOI members residing in Ashraf City (place of residence of PMOI members in Iraq) who has been formerly condemned to execution by regime’s kangaroo courts.
The head of the court was head henchman Mohammad Moghisehee a member of “death commission” in the massacre of political prisoners in 1988.
In the court Mr. Saremi protested against the new conspiracy against him, formation of a new case and his exile to Karaj’s Gohardasht Prison. When the henchman offended him he insisted on his rights as a Moslem and a Mojahed
Mr. Saremi has been imprisoned four times on charge of being a supporter of PMOI and has spent 23 years in Shah’s and clerical regime’s prisons.
Mr. Saremi was arrested late summer of 2007 and was in jail for 2.5 years without his case being looked into. After 2.5 years without any just judiciary process he was condemned to execution and two years imprisonment.
Clerical regime malevolence towards this prisoner whose daughter is a PMOI member in Ahsraf has opened a new case for him to put more pressure on him.
Students Committee in Iran calls on all international human rights organizations especially the High Commissioner of Human Rights and Reporters of Arbitrary Arrests, Executions and Tortures to condemn the dreadful human right condition in Iran; demanding an immediate act in regard with political prisoners.

Suppression in Polytechnic University
Tehran, April 25, 2010
The head of Polytechnic University announced that 300 students have been summoned to Disciplinary Committee and have received one to two terms of suspension. 5 of them were condemned to three to four years of imprisonment.
Picture: Polytechnic is always alive

Security forces raid home of student activist
April 25, 2010 - Agents of the Arak Prosecutor's Office entered the home of Abed Tavancheh, a former student activist, and threw out the residents intending to seal the house shut.
Abed Tavancheh is a former member of the Islamic Association of Amir Kabir University who was sentenced to one year of prison by the Revolutionary Court last December. But the Revolutionary Court refrained from giving him his written sentence and as a result, Tavancheh and his lawyer Naser Zarafshan did not sign the sentence which was orally announced to them. The judge presiding over the case then illegally sent this sentence to the Prison Sentence Implementation Department without first referring it to a court of review.
After this illegal measure, Dr. Zarafshan immediately filed a complaint against the judge but with pressure from the Arak Intelligence Agency, the Prosecutor's office considered the sentence confirmed and the agents of the Prison Sentence Implementation Department raided this student's home in an attempt to arrest him (even on the countdown to the New Iranian Year).
Finally, today, these agents came to his home, (the ownership document of his home had been pledged for Tavancheh's temporary release from prison) and gathered the home belongings to seal it shut. These agents temporarily ceased their action after they were met with resistance from the residents of the house but they threatened that they will seal the house as soon as possible because they had an evacuation warrant.
The Tavancheh family is currently in a poor mental state and security forces constantly call their home demanding that they hand over their son to security forces.

State run news agency fires female journalist for participation in demo
April 24, 2010 - Zeinab Kazemzadeh (ISNA reporter) who was arrested in her home at 3 am on February 7, 2010 by 9 agents of the Intelligence Agency went to the ISNA offices after her release from prison, but Saied Pourali, the former head of this news agency, called her a 'traitor' and said that they cannot accept her as a employee in ISNA.
This is while this journalist had received a letter from prison officials to the head of ISNA upon her release saying that she was innocent of the charges made against her and she was told that she could continue her work as a professional journalist.

8 students of   Ahwaz University barred or suspended from education
April 24, 2010 - At least eight students of the Chamran University in Ahwaz were denied the right to education on orders of the head of this university and were banned from entering university grounds.
They are Javad Alikhani, suspended for two semesters, Arman Momini, Mohammad Moussavi Rahimi, Mohsen Jafarpour, Faranak Osulian, Fatemeh Taqvazadeh and Ahmad Koshtkar who were each sentenced to one semester of suspension.
These are students whose sentences were finalized but there are many other students who are waiting for their final sentences.

Two arrested teachers under pressure in Evin Prison
April 25, 2010 - Two jailed teachers in Evin Prison have been under pressure by interrogators of the Ministry of Intelligence in the past few months to prevent the publishing of the news of their arrest.
According to reports, two detained teachers, Qorban Ahmadi and Hossein Bastani Nejad, are under pressure so that their families refrain from publishing the news of their arrest and condition. Qorban Ahmadi in the principal of a Quran school in regions 5 and 2 of Tehran and Hossein Bastani Nejad is a retired teacher.

Orumieh prisoner denied treatment despite critical condition
April 25, 2010 - A jailed Kurd Syrian national, Ramezan Ahmad Kamal, has not received any medical attention despite his poor health and need for treatment.
According to this report, Ramezan Ahmad Kamal from Qameshlou in Syria's Kurdistan is unable to cope with prison because of his many illnesses and has to receive treatment outside prison. Legal procedures for this issue have been taken many times but relevant officials have deprived him of medical treatment.
He is currently kept in inhumane conditions in cellblock 8 in the Orumieh Central Prison and has been denied the right to a lawyer.

Female political prisoners protest being kept with criminals
April 25, 2010 - According to reports, political prisoners in the women's section in Evin Prison held a sit-in outside the office of the head of this section and demanded that prison regulations that state that prisoners have to be segregated in respect of their crimes be carried out.
The head of the block, Rezayi, threatened them saying that the prosecutor has to order the segregation. These prisoners announced that they will continue their protest until their demands are met. In this section, all female prisoners are segregated by their crimes except political prisoners.

Iran arrests three teachers before Teacher's Day
April 25, 2010 - Three teachers and activists in the Teacher's Association were arrested by the Intelligence Agency in Hamedan.
The Hamedan Intelligence Agency arrested Ali Najafi, Mohammad Khani and Saied Jahan Ara after asking them over the phone to present themselves to the Intelligence Agency at 8 am.
They were subjected to long interrogations after going to the intelligence agency and were then taken to solitary cells in the Agency's Detention Center. There is still no news on their condition.

Students Committee in Iran (Supporters of PMOI)

Laborers' Buletin- Iran - No. 3

Labor Day

Iran at the wake of Labor Day
News / Protests April 25, 2010
More than 3000 laborers turned Khomieni’s tomb’s place to the scene of anti regime protest
Tehran- On April 25 more than 3000 deprived laborers who were taken by force to Khomeini’s tomb turned the scene into a protest gathering. Though they were surrounded by suppressive forces and were severely controlled by them they protested to not having job security, not having insurance and to decrease in the amount of their pension.

April 24, 2010
Sassan Factory workers stage protest gathering
Tehran – Workers of the Sassan Factory staged a protest outside the factory at 9:30 am today. They had staged another protest before this on Wednesday April 21.
On Wednesday, 250 workers protested not receiving unemployment insurance but they staged another protest today because their demands were not met.
Security forces were present on the scene and asked the laborers to disperse telling them they did not have a right to gather.
The workers said that they were there to get their rights and asked the forces why they were defending those who had violated their rights. They stressed that they would continue their protests until their demands were met.
On Saturday, April 24, 250 expelled workers of the Sassan Soft Drink Factory protested outside the factory at 9:30 am to the expulsion of 650 workers. These workers chanted, "Food is our inalienable right" and "establishing labor unions is our inalienable right". This protest gathering is still ongoing and workers have said that if their demands are not met, they will bring 650 workers to their next gathering.

April 24, 2010
Sugar Cube Workers stage protest outside factory
Kerman – On Wednesday April 21, more than 50 workers of the Bardsir Sugar Cube Factory staged a gathering outside this factory.
"No officials have answered our problems regarding our unemployment and the fact that we have not received our wages for 3 years. Our financial condition is deplorable. Many of our families are falling apart because of poverty and some have been forced into immoral measures. On one hand, the government boasts helping the weak and on the other hand, poverty and hardships have destructed our families", a laborer said.
This gathering started at 8 am and continued to about 12 pm outside the factory.

April 24, 2010 Municipal workers stage protest outside municipality
Tehran – According to reports from Ziba Shahr City, workers of the Beautification Department of this city's municipality staged a gathering in protest to the violation of their rights by the contractor in this sector. These 70 or so workers gathered on Thursday April 22 outside the Ziba Shahr Municipality. One of the workers said that the contractor has made problems for them by setting new regulations.
"The contractor intends to decrease the working hours of contract workers to 3 to 4 hours a day to pay them less", one of the workers said.
According to these protesters, this measure can affect their salaries in the long run at the end of the month. The workers each have from 5 to 16 years of job experience at this factory.
They were also protesting their 4 months of unpaid wages.

News / Suppression
April 24, 2010 Plastic Factory workers denied wages for three months Tehran – According to reports from the workers of the Avand Plastic Factory, it has been three months that the employer of this factory has halted their wages without reason.
This is while this factory has an income of about 4 million tomans (about 4,000 dollars) from the production of 20,000 oil packages. Despite this income which will reach 120 million tomans (about 12,000 dollars) in one month, the head of the factory says that he does not have money to pay his workers. This is while a worker in this factory with 20 years of experience gets only 400,000 tomans a month.
From the 35 workers in this factory, 20 are officially hired and 15 are contract workers. Not receiving their wages has led to serious financial problems for them.

April 24, 2010 Experienced factory workers in Tabriz fired Tabriz – According to reports, most Tabriz factories, including the Motojen Factory, has fired their experienced workers and has announced that workers will receive insurance in respect of their working experience (number of years they have worked in the factory).
Most privatized companies in Tabriz have fired their workers because of lack of sales which has caused problems for them.
Factories that worked a number of shifts have been forced to work only one shift. Workers have been promised that they will be rehired again once the factory problems subside, but these promises can in no way be guaranteed.


Especial report : RGC graspse hold of country’s economy more than ever
In an interview with ILNA state-run news agency, Javani, the head of RGC’s Political Bureau revealed how RGC is meddling in country’s economy and getting full control over it. He said: “by accepting huge projects in Asalooyeh RGC is replacing Total and Shell Companies. We are so honored that we have reached such scientific capabilities that we can easily substitute major foreign companies for example by accepting great project in Asalooyeh instead of Total and Shell”.
Javani added: “actually since 1997when reforms took place in the country RGC adopted such attitude in which Commander Safavi too had a role. For this trend of work RGC was under attack since 1998”.
He continued: “in another word for RGC it is not different whether the threat is political or cultural or …what is important for RGC is to escalate its capability in all fields of threat so that it can confront them and defend the revolution and the country”.

Article: Hamkar Ravar Mine in Kerman
Two different groups of laborers work in this mine.
The first group members are hired ones and the other group members are those who work under contract under the management of contracting enterprises.
Situation of miners in this mine is drastically bad and they are not secured in regard with accidents that usually occur in mines. As the miners say during last two years four of them including a mine engineer have lost their lives in the mine.
The situation of a contract miner is even worse. One of them talking to an ISC member said: “these are only some of our problems that I count for you:
- continuous postponement of payment of the wages
- inadequate wage; as low as 90000 tomans (poverty line is announced by regime organs between 700000 to 800000 tomans)
- suppression of miners if they protest and they will be given harder tasks
- unequal retirement insurance
- not paying the miners’ Insurance Rights or paying it only for 20 days or less
- firing the miners when the contracting enterprise is done without paying them any bonuses or their Insurance Rights
- And not compensating the damages suffered by miners due to mine accidents for example a miner whose spinal cord was cut received nothing even his monthly wage is not paid to him any more.
It is to be mentioned that this regime has imposed most deadly strikes on Iran’s Industry, farming and economic construction by its warmongering and reactionary policies, the consequences of which are first of all great pressure on the lives of Iran’s laborers and their families.
To solve this problem there is only one solution; regime change in Iran.

A general look: Firing of laborers surges in the new year
Vast expulsion of contract workers (temporary workers) in the factories and manufacturing units since the beginning of the new year has led to a new crisis in Iran’s laborers’ society.
The new year has started with double pain and misery for millions of contract workers because they are being fired group after group from the factories and have no refuge.
Even in some units that the laborers are on contract till the end of summer they have been fired on this excuse that the manager is not able to pay them the new appointed wages.
The wave of expulsions are so severe that even a regime’s element Hassan Sadeghi told ILNA state-run news agency on April 8 as: “firing the laborers during this Norooz holidays has had a 49% raise in comparison with the Norooz of two years ago.
Sadeghi the deputy of state run ‘Laborers’ House’ in provinces’ affairs added: “if we take the firings throughout the country this value goes up to 50% increase and if we count in those who don’t refer to Labor Bureau expressing their problems this value will rise up to 70%”.
While Sadeghi points to a 70% increase on April 5 Mehr state-run news agency quoted a member of High Council of Labor who shamelessly claimed: “the minimum wage of 303000 tomans for any laborer hasn’t led to revision of work force and their expulsion at the beginning of the current year”.
The families of millions of laborers are in jeopardy due to the anti labor policies of a despotic and dictator regime.
Statements:
International call in support of Iranian laborers for Labor Day
This year, as we near May 1, International Labor Day, Labor Day ceremonies in Iran have been scheduled by the Cultural and Social Department of the Ministry of Labor. The Labor Ministry is attempting to run labor ceremonies and festivals during the week to prevent protest gatherings or demonstrations on May Day. In light of the violation of the rights of laborers by the Iranian government, it fears that labor festivals will turn into protests against Ahmadinejad and his elements.
An official in the Labor Ministry said, "Mr. Zare'ei and Kazemzadeh (the assistant and head of Cultural and Social Affairs in the Labor Ministry) have gone to the Interior Ministry to coordinate the programs for International Labor Day. We will have a Labor Week. But we will not have gatherings and demonstrations for workers and we will be the pioneers of preventing anyone who intends to use this day against the government. We have tried to obstruct the way for demonstrations and other gatherings".
But this year, in fear of any kind of protest reminiscent of the plus million demonstrations against the government (after the elections), the Interior Ministry in cooperation with the Labor Ministry intends to run the Labor Week in such a way so that workers and the people will not be able to use Labor Day to protest against the anti-labor policies and suppression of the Velayate Faqih (the leadership of Khamenei) and Ahmadinejad’s government.
An official in charge of organizing the ceremony for Labor Day said, "We will not let political issues get into our programs for the Labor House and we will not let them chant political slogans against the government and officials and cause unrest. We are very cautious. No one can misuse the programs in Labor Week for political intentions. We will not let workers enter the political scene. In the programs that we organize, we will not let anyone talk about political issues".
These conspiracies and deals on the brink of International Labor Day are being carried out even while more than 7 million Iranian workers and their families make up about 30 million of the population in Iran. In a country which lies on a vast sea of wealth and natural resources like oil and gas, these workers have to deal with hunger every day and because of the non democratic and anti-labor policies of the government ruling Iran, they are denied their minimum labor rights, political rights and other freedoms which has been stipulated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and recognized rights in Labor Conventions. The government wants to prevent them from protesting its policies with suppression and by sinking them deeper into poverty.

Iranian laborers are facing serious problems in the below grounds: Lack of job security - Due to the expulsion of hundreds of thousands of workers, mostly all Iranian workers are not subject to the Labor Law and have been turned into contract workers. Contract workers do not have job security and their employer can fire them at any time.
Low wages - The increase of wages is not compatible with the rise of inflation in the country. Currently the minimum wage for workers which has been passed for this year is 303,000 tomans. This is while according to government’s experts, the poverty line in Iran is 700,000 tomans and according to economical experts, the poverty line is 1,000,000 tomans which means that the minimum wage of Iranian workers is not even one third of the amount of money which is considered the poverty line.
Labor insurance - One of the main problems that most Iranian workers face is the lack of medical insurance, pension, work-related disabilities insurance and unemployment insurance. Most workers in Iran do not have insurance because they are contracted and this has darkened their future.
As we near Labor Day, we ask all Labor Associations including the ILO, and all labor unions, federations, labor syndicates, and political parties, groups and organizations who support labor rights in the world to support the workers in Iran, who are under the suppression and absolute poverty caused by the policies of the Iranian government, to issue statements in support and solidarity with Iran’s workers.
To celebrate May Day, we will hold peaceful gathering in the location and time mentioned below. We ask the International Labor Organization to support our gathering and officially announce to the regime not to prevent our peaceful gathering so that we can convey our voice to the world.
LOCATION: We will gather in Enqelab Square in Tehran and will march to the Labor Ministry and read out our final resolution. TIME: 5 pm (Tehran time)

We salute all workers in the world We salute the resistant workers of Iran Center in Defense of the Rights of Iranian Workers April 23, 2010

UPDATE ON IRAN - April 26, 2010

The Beginning of the End of the Clerical Rule in Iran
No.585

The Downfall

Regime’s element: Rajavi is the grass root of all our misery! Tehran, April 25, 2010
In the gathering of a group of Khamenei’s high rank elements and MPs Alireza Zakani MP from Tehran called last Iranian year as very dangerous year for the regime and said that it is for 31 years that regime is under threat so they have to compensate for that in a year that is called by Khamenei as the year of ‘double quest’.
Another MP, Mehdi Koochakzadeh member of Islamic Revolution Fraction of regime’s reactionary parliament underlined that the grass root of reigme’s ‘misery’ during last 10 months after the election are people such as Rajavi!

Fearing PMOI’s call for demonstration on Labor Day Tehran, April 24, 2010
On its official daily, Iran, the clerical regime expressed its fear from PMOI’s call for uprising on Labor Day and wrote that PMOI has asked people to participate in a riot.
The daily wrote: “the terrorist group of Hypocrites has issued a call in its internet site on the occasion of Labor Day and Teacher Day and have asked the laborers and teachers to fully participate and to exercise protesting acts on April 29 and May 5 to keep alive the ‘green’ sedition by announcing support for Mossavi to eradicate the System of Islamic Republic”.

Mullah Mansour Laghaee ousted from Austrailia Tehran, April 24, 2010
Iranian Society in Austrailia reported that Mullah Mansour Laghaee under surveillance of the country’s security organs was ousted from Austrailia by the order of country’s Federal Court.
Laghaee has been on mission there since 16 years ago as the element of Regime’s Culture and Islamic Communication Organization propagating for fundamentalism and recruiting members among the Moslems of the country to use them in the course of regime’s fundamentalist and terrorist activities.
Syrous Sarang a member of Iranian’s Society said: “he is the one that propagates for regime ruling Iran. He receives money from Iran’s consulate…they spy on us and we are in fear of them”.

Consequences of schism within the regime of Supreme Leadership Tehran, April 24, 2010
“Regime’s active forces feel disappointed and depressed” this is how low spirit forces of regime of Supreme Leadership are described:
Ahmad Nategh Noori a member of Board of Directives of regime’s reactionary parliament: “one of the negative results of countries political climate is disappointment and depression of state’s active forces”. He warned: “naturally in such a climate the forces whose presence in different sections can be effective will become disappointed. Unfortunately the meaning of ‘democracy’ is not well comprehended in our country and most of the people think that democracy means that a group should be dominant and should fight with other groups and eradicate them from the scene”.
Though the defeated fraction is complying (with Khamenei) all the time but still mullah Ahmad Khatami a member of the Board of Directors of Assembly of Experts said: “some think that coning, evil acts and lies are politics”.
Fatemeh Alia a member of Security Commission of regime’s reactionary parliament attacked Rafsanjani and said: “If Mehdi Hashemi doesn’t return to the country (he will be arrest by his arrival) he will be internationally pursuit. Judiciary System has information and document showing that Mehdi and Faezeh Hashemi were active in the sedition after the election and thus Mehdi Hashemi Rafsanjani must come to the court and his charges must be read to him. Charges of Fatemeh too must be looked into such as his brother. She must answer about what she did.

Resistance

Demonstrations on Labor Day are welcomed Ahwaz, April 24, 2010
In Ahwaz people are welcoming demonstrations on Labor Day by writing slogans in the buses, on the walls and on park’s benches. All these slogans are inviting others to participate in the march on May first.

Welcoming Labor Day by nightly cries of Allah O Akbar Tehran, April 24, 2010
Youths of Shahrak Qarb in Tehran go on the roofs at nights crying Allah O Akbar. These nights are famous as “operation nights” amongst people.
It is said that on the night before May First the residents of this region will go on their roofs chanting slogans in solidarity with and support of the laborers.
Writing slogans in support of the workers too is widespread in this region of Tehran.

We cannot be bought Tehran, April 24, 2010
In a deceptive act the head of Science and Industry University has send Kyanoosh Asa’s family a Qoran and a gold coin but Kyanoosh’s family sent him back the coin and wrote this letter to reveal his deception:
“It is not enough to just pretend that you comply with this book (Qoran). We invite you to think about the depth of it which is revulsion of oppression, supporting the oppressed and walking in the path of freedom and Justice.
We don’t know the reason you sent us the gold coin so we sent it back”.
Kyanoosh’s family continues its letter by criticizing the way students and Kyanoosh’s friends are treated in Science and Industry University (being threatened, interrogated, suspended or deprived from education) and demand a halt to these limitations and heavy disciplinary penalties.
The family finishes its letter by: if one man falls (for freedom) hundred will rise instead.
It is to be mentioned that Kyanoosh was a student of Science and Industry University who was arrested on the early days after election and murdered under torture.

Suppression

Khamenei orders all the suppression Tehran, April 24, 2010
ISNA state-run news agency quoted Radan and wrote that all the suppressive plans called ‘moral security’ are executed by the order of Khameni.
Being asked if Khamenei and Ahmadinejad have advised on the implementation of these plans Radan answered: “we are the soldiers of the Supreme Leader and this is for sure what is anticipated from a soldier…”.

And suppression continues Tehran, April 24, 2010 - An ISC member reported from Alameh’s Economic Department that the number of suspended students of this department is too many. Mona Shaygan a freshman, who was arrested during the election events and was tortured severely and then freed later, continued her attendance at the department but again she was suspended and she cannot attend the university any more.
Ahwaz, April 24, 2010 – In an ISC report from Ahwaz 70 students from Chamran University have received suspension decrees. In addition to that some other students of the university are banned from entering it. The dean has told them that if they want to continue their education they have to read the ‘Guidance’ religious book.


Other News

Iranian blood cheaper than soft drinks Tehran, April 25, 2010
An astonishing report under the title of “Iranian blood cheaper than soft drinks” by Pool (Money) daily on April 24 says that during four to five years near 13 million kg of blood has been exported from the country.
The average price for each kg of blood has been less than 1000 tomans (less than one dollar) and the blood has been exported to countries such as Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and …
On the other side of this coin the clerical regime has imported blood from the countries such as Britain, Switzerland, France and US on the average price of 190 dollars per kg.
The report continues: “in year 1384 (2005-2006) 2.6 thousands tons of blood has been exported to Ahghanistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan and Iraq on total value of 1.5 million dollars. In another words average price of each kg of exported blood has been half a dollar at custom! Half a dollar is equal to 500 tomans which is less than the price of a bottle of soft drink!
One year later this price increases to the price of a bottle of soft drink 0.9 dollar; the exported amount equal to 2.2 thousands tons the income from export raising half million dollar.
The export of blood increases even more in 1386 (2007-2008). The main countries that the blood was exported too are respectively: Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. The exported value is 2.2 million dollars for 2.5 thousands tons. The buyers didn’t accept to pay even one dollar for per kg of these bloods and the average price per kg was 0.9 dollars.
This report underlines that: “the total amount exported in 1388 (2009-2010) is not published yet and the statistic is calculated up to the 11th month of the year.
But even as that the export of blood has astonishingly risen; about 700000 kg reaching the unprecedented amount of 3 thousands tons of blood”.


Students Committee in Iran (Supporters of PMOI)

News on Iran - Laborers' Buletin No. 2

Labor Day
           
Iran at the wake of Labor Day

News / Protests
Isfahan, April 23, 2010 – Public transportation drivers in Lanjan Township of Isfahan gathered in protest. They have not received their wages for four months. The criminal governor of the township instead of solving their problem threatened them and told the protesters that their problem is none of his business and said “go back to your work and don’t look for adventures”.
This fact made the protesters more angry especially that 15 of them were summoned and had to sign an obligation that they don’t have the right to write any complaint or to refer to the management in the township or province if they have any problem or if they are not paid on time.
These hardworking drivers are only paid 260 thousands tomands per month and they haven’t received even that in the last four months (poverty line is mentioned 700 to 800 thousands tomans by regime’s organs).
The management receives 560 thousands tomans for each driver from the municipality.

Khozestan, April 23, 2010 – Wave of laborers’ protests is covering Khozestan Province. Laborers of Abadan’s municipality, Khoramnoosh Soft Drink Company, Khoramshahr’s Load and Unload, Ahwaz Bus Driving and Pipe Manufacturing Companies gathered in protest during last week and joined the surging wave of laborers’ protests throughout Iran.
Ahwaz Pipe Manufacturing Factory fired 50 of its workers on the excuse of ‘lack of budget and work force revision’ during Norooz holidays. This unit had fired 100 laborers on last year’s Norooz too on the same excuse.
Khoramshahr’s Soft Drink Factory has started firing its laborers due to mismanagement and the large amount of money that it owes Saderat and Meli Banks, it has gone broke. This factory is closing while soft drinks manufactured in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Emirate are filling Iran’s bazaar in south of the country.
Domestic sources say the this factory was supposed to add a new manufacturing rail on a 100 million tomans loan but postponement of release of machinery bought from Germany led to the factories bankruptcy.
Also laborers of 23 other Load and Unload Enterprises in Shalamcheh Port went on protest. Handing the affairs of this port to a private company has aroused the danger of firing and revision in work force of at least 400 laborers of this port.
It is to be mentioned that after Norooz Holidays laborers’ protests have rapidly increased in Iran.

Arak, April 23, 2010 – Laborers of Arak’s textile industry are furious because they haven’t received any answer for their wages that have not been paid for six months. They gathered again to protest the fact that regime’s elements are stealing their wages.
Laborers of Arak’s Avangan Company, producer of communication posts with 700 laborers, protested several times against the non-payment of their wages for 8 months.
Their wages are looted by the management of the company in collusion with suppressive SSF and the governor’s system.
This time these laborers gathered in front of the factory and raised placards reading “Hossein, we despise oppression”.
Regime’s suppressive forces in fear that the crowd around would join them attacked them and viciously dispersed them tearing their placards apart.

Tehran, April 16, 2010 – 400 laborers of Sadi Tile Factory haven’t received their wages for 4 months. Each time that they go on strike they are promised with lies so that their protest would be hushed but these honorable laborers gather again in protest to gain their rights.

Kerman, April 18, 2010 – more than 40 laborers of Bardsir Sugar Cube Factory gathered in protest in front of the factory. They protested against anti laborer policies of the government. Due to closure of the factory some of them haven’t received their wages for two years.
These laborers gathered from 8 to 11 am in front of the factory and then moved towards city’s Governor Office to continue their protests there but as before no governmental official answered their demands.
It is to be mentioned that due to regime’s political interest towards countries such as Cuba, excessive imports of sugar has its consequences on domestic sugar (which will not be sold) and sugar cube companies are either facing crisis of are forced to close. As a result not only their workers loose their jobs but also the farmers of sugar beet will suffer severe damages.

News / Suppression
Tehran, April 23, 2010 – Hundreds of laborers of Iran Barak, Dona Tire, Soft Drink and Tehransar Printing Companies have been fired before or after Norooz holidays while Ahmadinajad in another lie has said on April 7 that: “by executing the plan of fast profitable units the rate of unemployment has reduced 3%.
Of course Iran’s Laborers will answer his lies back on Labor Day.

Khatoonabad, April 23, 2010 – On March 27 a young 29 years old laborer Hamid Shamsedin, married, died due to cancer. Hamid had two very young kids.
A laborer activist and Hamid’s relative said that he died because of the toxic effect of the smoke from Cubber Melting Factory in Khatonabad. The cancer was so severe that he died only 10 days after it was discerned and they could do nothing for him.

Tehran, April 17, 2010 –  A contractor that usually has contracts with municipality said that these days all the work that was done by private section is given only to RGC and Bassij and this is the grass root of unemployment of a great number of laborers.

Tehran, April 17, 2010 – A reporter of the state-run TV and Radio said: “we are not allowed to report from small townships in suburbs of Tehran because they don’t want the true face of the city to be revealed. We are only allowed to tape regions that they call them as ‘safe and sound’.

Ahwaz, April 14, 2010 – 35 Laborers of Ahwaz Water and Sewage Company have not received their wages since the beginning of last Fall. One of the laborers said: “we went on strike for two times but each time they ordered our expulsion so we had to go back to work”.
We have borrowed too much from different shops and they don’t lend us anything anymore how are we supposed to provide food for our children.

Uromieh, April 16, 2010 – Before Norooz regime has fired a great number of laborers of Pastorizeh Milk and Fruit Juice Factory and it is now working with have the personnel. These personnel are receiving between 190 to 230 thousands tomans only (poverty line is between 700 to 800 thousands tomans) and they work two shifts, both before and after noon.

Tehran-Pakdasht, April 16, 2010 – One of the main problems of Russell Tablo Enterprise is that this enterprise has made deals with contractors for doing its works so its laborers have too work for it in position of temporary workers without enjoying the least rights of laborers as insurance and bonuses. The manager has not given them laborers’ boons since three years ago and has told them that if they want to leave they will be paid the amount all together but each year the value of Iran’s currency falls. 20 laborers of this enterprise have been fired.


Especial report :Job security in Iran
Iran’s economy and production is doomed due to anti laborer policies of a broke clerical regime. One of the results of these policies is collective firing of laborers from different factories which has raised a wave of protests and sit-ins in the laborers sector of the society.
During last week 70 workers of Swan Cooking Oil factory were fired. One of the members of Labor Council employed in the Ministry of Labor pointed to the news and said: “each day were are confronted with at least 40 to 50 files belonging to laborers who have been fired on no excuse or this excuse that the factory doesn’t have enough income. This is a daily routine. For example in our own factory which had 400 laborers it now continues with only 120. The drop happened in only a short time interval and most of these 120 laborers are temporary ones and if there is slightest problem they will be fired.
According to regime’s laws a laborer must be substituted by another only after 25 years but the regime doesn’t comply even with its own law and this has never been practical”.
It is to be mentioned that in the meeting of members of Islamic Councils from west of Tehran with Laborers House the issue of insecured job positions of laborers and their pathetic wages were brought to attention but regime’s officials denied such problems and they prevented visits of international organs to investigate the conditions of Iran’s laborers from close.
Currently a great number of Iran’s laborers are either being fired or are at struggle for gaining back their rights and their unpaid wages. Six laborers from Haftapeh Sugar Cane factory are still in prison because of their protests.
More than half of the enterprises, companies, small workshops, and brick factories are broke and their workers are sent to compulsory and long unwanted leaves without being paid their wages.
Ahmadinejad’s government has announced syndicates and strikes as illegal
People of Iran have no hope in the clerical regime and they know that their conditions will only get better only if this regime is gone.


Article:  Tehran; the most expensive city of the country during last year
Expenses of an average family; one million tomans for food and 830 thousands tomans for other expenses
ISNA state-run news agency- April 6: Statistics from expenditure and income of families in the cities during last week show that Tehran is the most expensive and Sistan and Baloochistan are the least expensive provinces of the country. The money needed for a minimum life in Tehran for an average family is 121564232 rials which is more than one million tomans. This amount in Sistan and Baloochistan is 56420259 rials.
The money needed for expenses other than food for such a family in Tehran in 99799337 rials and this amount in Sistan and Baloochistan is 37942968 rial.
The average yearly income in Tehran in 2008 has been 115932727rials, the highest, and in South Khorasan Province it has been 58493171 rials, the lowest for a family living in the city.
Each family is counted as 3.8 persons.

Statements: 
NO.1: Statement of Freedom loving students of west of Tehran
The Labor Day, laborers greatest ceremony be blessed
Part of this statement reads as:
The unity amongst and the solidarity with Laborers on Labor Day, first of May is on its way. The freedom loving students of west of Tehran hail all laborers and deprived compatriots and congratulate them on the day.
After more than thirty years the ruling regime is not obliged to even minimum international standards in regard with the situation of laborers.
In reality the hardworking laborers of our homeland despite of all physical and mental pressures that they tolerate to gain for their livings are not able to buy food for their families.
In spite all the promises given throughout these years our deprived laborers have received nothing other than poverty, misery and larger gap between classes of the society.
The official wage of laborers in year 1388 (2009-2010) is less than one third of what is announced as poverty line and even this diminutive wage has not been paid to them for months and some times a year.
More than 75% of the workers are hired temporarily and have no assurance that they won’t loose their jobs.
Day by day country’s economy and production is being destroyed and we are witnessing the expulsion of laborers.
This situation is a burden on the shoulder of all Iranians beside regime’s subordinates but it is a double pressure for the laborers….
Students of west of Tehran call on all cultural and student associations throughout the country to rise in support of laborers and laborers’ syndicates in this great day and to unit with them in their solidarity and defense….

NO.2: Statement of a group of students from Tehran universities
Gathering on fist of May the universal Labor Day
Part of this statement reads as:
I am the common pain, cry me out loud…
Part of this statement reads as:
In a condition that the wave of expulsion of laborers form factories and other work centers governmental and private, is surging since the end of last year, we students of Tehran universities will take into the streets on May 1 to support the laborers of our homeland and their trampled rights. Our righteous demands will be echoed throughout our homeland in our cry for freedom.
Terrible economical conditions have made it unbearable for most of our compatriots. This regime thinks nothing of its people’s interest in its devastating policies, instead, it uses what belongs to the people for supplying the expenses of producing atomic bomb and helping Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in Palestine, Al-Qadeh in Afghanistan and 9 Badr in Iraq financially...
In such a society the gap between society’s classes has very much enlarged. Only a small percentage, all affiliated with the ruling regime, are in complete welfare and comfort.
90% of Iranians especially the laborers are striving under the pressure of a devastating poverty and cry for help.
Right now after almost 11 months of uprising the whole nation has well understood that the solution for all these doomed conditions it the eradication of the regime of Supreme Leadership.
The aware students of Tehran universities believe the current horrible condition of the country, the oppression imposed on people and all economical and political pressure are the results of one thing; the dictatorship plunders the assets of the nation, exploits it by oppression and deprives people of their political and social freedom.
Of course religious dictatorship it the worst of its kind; it hushes people under the name of religion.
We the aware youths while expressing our solidarity with the laborers announce that we will not remain silence in regard with all the inequality and discrimination.
In unity with the honorable laborers of our country we will turn the universal Labor Day to the day of protest against all these. We will take into the streets and we will cry for freedom…

NO.3: Statement of students of Khoramabad’s Azad University in support of demonstration on Labor Day
The statement reads as:
The situation of students and deprived laborers of our homelands is a lot similar. We are now in a course that we can pass with success with our solidarity and unity. If the laborers of our country become aware of the fact that we are a strong back up for them and our cry is as theirs they will ask for their rights more decisively and will put their hands in ours.
While congratulating the Labor Day we announce that we will take into the streets along with the zealous workers of our country.
With our massive presence and our protest gathering on May 1 we will cry for our freedom and our indisputable rights.

Students Committee in Iran (Supporters of PMOI)

6 More Days to 'Labor Day' in Iran - April 25, 2010

We Shall Fight and we shall win and we shall achieve our Victory for freedom!!!

On Labor Day...

UPDATE ON IRAN - April 25, 2010

 The Downfall

Another cleric from Montazeri’s supporters was dispossessed of his religious practice

Tehran, April 24, 2010
Mr. Mir Ahmadi was given the decree for his dispossession of religious practice on Thursday April 22. Mr. Mir Ahmadi a cleric supporter of Ayatollah Montazeri was also exiled to out of Qom for 10 years.
Mir Ahmadia was a professor in Qom Province who was arrested just a few days after the ceremony for commemoration of deceased Mr. Montazer on his 40th day of passing away. He was then freed but was faced with the decree on Thursday.
Formerly another cleric supporter of Mr. Montazeri, Mr. Ahmadpoor was dispossessed of his religious practice.

Regime is losing its forces

Tehran, April 24, 2010
Safar Harandi the former Minister of Culture in Ahmadinejad’s cabinet which is now the adviser of the commander of RGC, to give an excuse as for why regime is losing its forces said: “it is possible to become weak in defending what is right for anybody but if one receives God’s warning in that stage he would probably return back to the right course”.
Kayhan state-run daily pointed to the fact that Khamenei was discredited amongst regime’s mercenaries as “not accompanying the Leadership” and said: “one of the main reasons that the forces have turned their back during 30 years of blessed reign of Islamic state is that they had diverged from the real path of the state and hadn’t accompanied the Leader”. 

Bahonar admitted to the schism amongst regime’s bands

Tehran, April 24, 2010
Reminding the nightmare of Uprising for overthrowing the clerical dictatorship, Bahonar deputy of regime’s parliament said: “this sedition was a full force war against the System”.
In his interview with ILNA state-run news agency he said: “some started last year’s sedition because either they were naïve or they didn’t know people well. May be they thought that they had to avenge the System. This led to some damages and some benefits. It was actually a full force war in political and social aspects and a full force attack against the main pillar of the System”.
Bahonar amitted to the schism amongst the bands supporting Khamenei and said: “we don’t have to support Ahmadinejad”.


Resistance

People clash with suppressive forces in Estehbanat, Isfahan

Estehbanat, April 23, 2010
ISC: On Wednesday April 21 people clashed in Estehbanat with suppressive forces and 3 were killed.
A man called Tavasoli was hanged in public in Estehbanat. After the hanging was over his family asked for his body but the suppressive force present denied them this right.
So a clash started and during the clash the uncle and brother’s son of the deceased were killed. The family resisted and shot back and killed the son of Estehbanat’s commander of Intelligence (or RGC).
Following that unrest ruled over the town.
Agents of SSF and Especial Gurads Foces were stationed throughout the town after the event.

How regime’s fears the slightest protest gathering

Tehran, April 23, 2010
ISC reported that since 10 am on Friday morning April 23 regime is building a metallic wall in front of Evin by Yadegar Highway so that people who pass over the highway bridge would not be able to see the gatherings in front of Evin Prison.

Marivan in Protest

Marivan, April 23, 2010
On April 22 and 23 a group of Marivan’s shopkeepers and residents gathered in protest to the closure of bazaar of the city in front of Governor Office. During recent days regime suppressive forces have closed the bordering bazaar of Mrivan imposing loss on the merchants of the region. The officials do not give any straight answer to the protestors.


Suppression

A Kurd political prisoner condemned to death

Mahabad, April 23, 2010
Habibollah Golparipoor a Kurd political prisoner from Sanandaj is condemned to death by regime’s kangaroo court in Mahabad on charge of Moharabeh by propagating activities.
Mr. Golparipoor has been detained in Sanandaj and Mahabad’s detention centers for long and is in Mahabad prison at the present time.

Another murder by regime’s suppressive forces

Kermanshah, April 23, 2010
According to an ISC report from Kermanshah on Tuesday April 20 forces of Islamic Republic shot a tradesman Mokhtar Ramezani from Nagreh Village on the border region of Salas Babakhani. Mr. Ramezani was transferred to Javanrood’s hospital and he is in critical condition.

Kurd political activist sentenced to death

April 22, 2010
A Kurd citizen from Sanandaj by the name of Habibollah Golparipour was sentenced to death by the Mahabad Revolutionary Court.
This man who has been jailed for more than 6 months was charged with moharebeh for propagandist activities in a dissident party and was sentenced to death based on article 186 and 190 of the Islamic Penal Code by the Revolutionary Court in Mahabad.

Protester sentenced to 18 months of prison

April 22, 2010
Mehrdad Aslani, a protester in the post election events was sentenced to 18 months of prison for participating in peaceful protests.

Three Ashura protesters sentenced to prison

April 22, 2010
Arash Qasemi was sentenced to two years of prison in a court of review. According to this report, Abolfazl Qasemi was also sentenced to three years of prison by the 28th branch of the Revolutionary Court.
Omid Yavari who was arrested along with Arash and Abolfazl on Ashura (December 27, 2010) was sentenced to 5 years of prison by Moqiseh, the judge in the 28th branch of the Revolutionary Court.
Abolfazl Qasemi has a master's degree in law from Alameh University in Tehran.

Female political prisoner sentenced to 5 years of prison on bogus charges

April 22, 2010
The 54th branch of the Tehran Court of Review upheld the 5 year prison sentence of Monireh Rabiei. Rabiei was sentenced to five years of prison to be served in exile in the Berazjan Prison on charges of moharebeh (enmity with God).
Her aunt and uncle live in Camp Ashraf in Iraq (home to the PMOI). According to those close to her Monireh has only had family relations with her relatives in Ashraf and even cut off her family relations a long time before she was summoned.
"The investigator of the case said that she was subject to a remission, but Judge Pir Abassi sentenced her to five years of prison without taking heed of the opinion of the investigator or her defense and lawyer's statements", the source close to the family said. 

Female political prisoner sentenced to 3 years prison for links to PMOI

April 22, 2010 
The court of review sentenced Ozra Saadat Qazi Mirsaeid, to three years of prison. This political prisoner was arrested on June 20, 2009 during the peaceful protests in Iran in Enqelab Square and was sentenced to three years of prison by the 15th branch of the Revolutionary Court.
According to her family, she is currently in the women's cellblock in Evin Prison. She was under severe physical and psychological torture for a few months in cellblock 2A.
Her family says that she has not had any political activities and was sentenced to 'moharebeh (enmity with God) and being corrupt on earth by way of effective activities in line with the goals of the terrorist Monafeqin (PMOI) organization and cooperation with this organization'.
Ozra strongly denied these allegations and has said that she confessed to these lies under severe torture.

Student activist sentenced to one year of prison

April 22, 2010
Student activist Milad Fadayi was sentenced to one year of prison by the 28th branch of the Revolutionary Court headed by Moqiseh.
He has been charged with 'spreading propaganda against the government'.
This is while 4 months has passed from his temporary detention and the prosecutor has refused to turn his detention order to a bail order.  


Other News

US hikers on hunger strike in Evin Prison

Tehran, April 24, 2010
Human rights activists in Iran reported quoting Switzerland’s ambassador in Iran as: “three American hikers intent to go on a hunger strike in prison”.
This report says that Sara Shewerd is suffering from depression and Shin Bower is suffering from stomach problems.
It is about 9 months that these three hikers are imprisoned in Iran charged with espionage. They passed Islamic Republic’s border by mistake when they were hiking in border region between Iran and Iraq.

Regime’s military maneuver in Persian Gulf worries region’s countries

April 23, 2010
The clerical regime has started an extensive maneuver in the waters of Persian Gulf saying that it intends to upgrade its defensive capabilities. But this military maneuver in Hormoz Strait is considered a threat by countries of the region especially when US has announced that all options in regard with Islamic Republic are on the table.

Italy ambassador summoned for the fifth time

Tehran, April 23, 2010
On Wednesday April 21 ambassador of Italy was summoned for the fifth time and this time by the regime’s reactionary parliament.
Alaedin Broojerdi the head of regime’s Security Commission in parliament said: “Italy’s ambassador was invited to the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the parliament for an explanation. This is in regard with the latest status of Hamid Massouinejad correspondent of Seda & Sima (regime’s TV & Radio)”.
IRNA state run news agency said: “directors of the governmental media wrote a letter to Italy’s prime minister and demanded the freedom of Hamid Massouminejad. They wrote: with this act Italy’s judiciary apparatus is against the freedom of information, the freedom of media and press and the freedom of speech”.
Regime’s elements talk of freedom of speech being in danger while a high rank intelligence agent and smuggler of guns is arrested and hundreds are imprisoned by this regime because of conveying news or having bloggers or internet sites.

UPDATE ON IRAN - April 23, 2010

The Downfall

Khamenei is counted for nothing even in his own parliament
Tehran, April 21, 2010
Borna news agency on April 20 wrote: “only one day after the parliament was criticized by the honorable leader that a great number of MPs cause disorder in the parliament… this morning too some MPs left the parliament which led the number of MPs drop from the number essential for taking votes and red lights turned on…following the event parliaments loud speakers demanded the presence of MPs in the parliament several times announcing that the parliament lacks a majority…The question is one day after being criticized by the Leader what does this absence mean”?

Khamenei attacked US new nuclear policy
Tehran, April 22, 2010
Regime’s Supreme Leader expressed his regime’s fear of global unity against its nuclear plans and attacked US new nuclear policy. Some part of his speech showing the defeat of regime’s nuclear deceives and its surging isolation is as follow:
Khamenei: “Last week US president actually made a nuclear threat but this won’t work in regard of Iranian nation. These threats are only a shame for US political history. This turned to a black point in the record of US government. It is now clear what is behind the curtain of all these shows of peace, friendship, love for humans and insisting of nuclear treaties. A foxy literature gave its place to a wolf-like literature. The bloodthirsty and dominance seeking nature was revealed. They want nuclear power to rule over the world…”.
“But they must know in regard with the nation these threats are useless. We will proceed in all aspects with the help of God. They must know that our youths will continue their quests. By God’s will, our youths increasing faith and our nation’s awareness will overcome these threats and will overcome the conspiracies for provoking disorder in our internal affairs as what we witnessed in 88 (last Iranian year)”.

Mullah Raishahri fears the spread of schism within the regime
Tehran, April 21, 2010
Mullah Mohammadi Raishahri the former criminal Intelligence Minister of the clerical regime in his meeting with some of the commanders of SSF and in fear of the spread of schism within the regime said: “the most dangerous security threats are political and social disputes and clashes, trespassing people’s rights and not thanking God for his blessings”.
In his other meeting with the police chief and commanders of SSF of Ray Township he called on them to suppress people even more and said: “SSF’s task in providing the security of the society (read the regime and its elements) is very important and this issue is also underlined in Islamic Hadith”.

Gas problem surges, queues get longer
Tehran, April 22, 2010
Though regime denies that is has any gas problem but lack of enough gas stations throughout Tehran has led to long queues. People usually have to stay one or two hours in line to receive the fuel. It seems that as the price of gas rises (reaching 600 tomans per liter in just a few days) the condition will become even more critical.



Resistance

Three Pasdars killed in North West of the country
Tehran, April 21, 2010
Fars news agency affiliated with RGC reported that three of its forces were killed and North West of the country. It named them as Mohsen Ghoraishi, Mehdi Joodaki and Hamid Asenjerani.

On strike
Tehran, April 22, 2010
Following the murder of one of their classmate students of Iranshahr University went on strike and boycotted the classes.
Body of Kayvan Godarzi was found by a communication post while his face was severely damaged and he was thrown off the height.
University officials first tried to disguise his identity to prevent any protest and said that he was a worker who was shocked by electricity and died.
Kayvan an active student in students’ protests was formerly threatened to death.
The night before Kayvan had called one of his relatives while been very worried and had told him that he is threatened to death and may be he won’t see him again.
Mohammadi Khamanei’s element in Iranshahr University tried to show that this murder was a suicide and he wanted to prevent other students to have a ceremony in Kayhan’s commemoration but on Tuesday night female students gathered in the place of his murder despite of all the warnings and commemorated his memory by lighting candles.


Inmates fight back; supplementary report
April 21, 2010
On Sunday April 18 especial guard of Orumieh Prison attacked the protesting inmates to silence them. In this savage attack headed by a henchman called Akbar Pishehvar one of the inmates called Sayfollah Yahizadeh was murdered due to baton strokes on his head. The protest was because another prisoner Iraj Qhamangiz has been killed in the prison.
Simultaneously the torturers in Karaj’s Gohardasht Prison too attacked ward one of the prison and destroyed personal belongings of the prisoners or stole them.
Prisoners fought back and chastised the person in charge of the ward and made them retreat. This Khamenei mercenary begged the prisoners for his life and ran away. It is the second time that prisoners of this ward chastise this henchman.

Suppression

ISC reports:
Tehran, April 21, 2010 – Following the ousting of Professor Morteza Mardiha from Alameh Tabatabaee University on April 5 two other professors of Science and Industry University were fired. The reason of these firings is because these professors have backed up the students in their protests. The last two professors were fired after the speech of Minister of Science, Research and Technology saying that the professors must ideologically comply to regime.

Sanandaj, April 21, 2010 – Following the suspension decrees issued for students of Kurdistan University four other students Hoshang Shanvazloo, Garzad Alisoltani, Kazem Kazeminasab and Shervin Asadi were suspended.

Tehran, April 5, 2010 – Abolfazl Ghasemi a student of Alameh Tabatabaee University 29 and the child of one of regime’s own elements (his father became handicapped during Iran-Iraq war) who was arrested at Ashura evening far from the scenes of clashes near his house is still under detention. After three months his file’s status is still not determined.


You protest then you are doomed 
Tehran, April 21, 2010
Hassan Bastaninejad 25, Mehrdad Varshooie 55 and Faramarz Abdollahnejad 60 received three years imprisonment along with being lashed during their term.
These political prisoners have been kept in ward 350 since months ago one of them since June 20, 2009.
Mehrdad Vashooie is charged with beating a Bassiji, acting against national security by disrupting public order, arousing this thought that the presidential election was fraudulent, provoking the public to distrust the state, disrupting public order by participating in unrests and participating in destroying public belongings.
At court Hossein Bastaninejad said: “I was there when they hit the Bassiji, right, but I didn’t beat him”.
In the indictment regarding Faramarz Abdollahnejad a student of Master of Science in Law it reads: “Mr. Faramarz Abdollahnejad son of Rahim has participated as one of the elements of riot in attacking Bassij agents in Azadi Street. His photo is published in the media”.
These three were arrested after some footage was shown in regime’s TV. In this video a security agent was beaten.

7 human rights lawyers banned from leaving Iran
April 21, 2010 - With the barring of Hadi Ismailzadeh, a member of the Center for Human Rights Defenders, the number of lawyers and their colleagues in this human rights institution who have been banned from leaving the country has reached seven. Some of the members of this center who have been banned from leaving the country are Abdolfateh Soltani, Mohammad-Ali Dadkhah, Nasrin Sutodeh, Mohammad Seifzadeh, and Narges Mohammadi.

Student arrested for protesting in university
April 22, 2010 - According to reports from Bou-Ali Sina University in Hamedan, when a film was being shown in the university about those killed in the Iran-Iraq war, a student stood up and cried out, 'our martyr is Neda'. Bassij forces and agents of the Protection Department arrested the student and took him away. 

4 other students suspended from Kurdistan University
April 22, 2010 - The Disciplinary Committee in Kurdistan University suspended four other students by the names of Houshang Shanvazlou, Farzad Ali Soltani, Kazem Kazemi Nasab and Sharvin Asadi.

Tehran University student sentenced to one year of prison
April 22, 2010 - Foad Shams, a student activist at Tehran University who was arrested on December 2, 2009 by the intelligence agency outside Tehran University and has been jailed for 97 days in cellblock 209 in Evin Prison was sentenced to 6 months of prison and 6 months of suspended prison by the 26th branch of the Revolutionary Court. He has been charged with spreading propaganda against the government. 

Jailed teacher denied medical leave despite critical condition
April 22, 2010 - The Revolutionary Court in Mashhad has refused to give Hashem Khastar, a retired teacher and head of the Mashhad Teacher Center, a leave from prison. This is while he has served nine months of his two year prison term.
Khastar is currently detained in cellblock 6/1 in Vakil Abad Prison. He is suffering from a heart problem and his family is very concerned for his health.
(According to the law) prisoners are allowed a leave after serving two months of their sentence if they have no criminal history.

Peaceful protester sentenced to four years of prison
April 21, 2010 - Kiarash Kamrani, who was arrested on Ashura (December 27, 2009) has been sentenced to four years of prison.
This student was sentenced to 4 years of prison by the 15th branch of the Revolutionary Court on charges of participating in gatherings. His sentence is currently being reviewed.
Kamrani is detained in cellblock 350 in Evin Prison. His family has said that they are extremely concerned for his physical and mental condition.
According to his family, this student only participated in peaceful protests and has not done anything illegal.

Iran arrests brother of death row prisoner
April 21, 2010 - According to reports, Mohammad Abdollahi, the brother of Mohammad-Amin Abdollahi a political prisoner sentenced to death was arrested a while ago in the city of Bukan and taken to an unknown location.
He was arrested for pursuing his older brother's case. His brother, Mohammad-Amin Abdollahi was sentenced to moharebeh (enmity with God) along with Qader Mohammadzadeh in a court in Orumieh on charges of acting against national security. They were both sentenced to death.

Political prisoner discloses systematic torture and humiliation of prisoners in Gohardasht Prison

April 18, 2010 - Letter of political prisoner Behrouz Javid Tehrani to the Secretary General of the United Nations:
I am political prisoner Behrouz Javid Tehrani and I have spend more than 10 years in Gohardasht Prison, one of the most notorious prisoners under this regime. I am jailed though I have committed no crime. In this time, aside from all the human rights violations that occurred when I was arrested, interrogated and tried, I have witnessed thousands of other human rights violations only in this prison.
I am a witness of 10 years of crime, torture, injustice, execution, bureaucratic corruption, the death of ill prisoners because of receiving late treatment, suicide in prison and other incidents…
In solitary cells in cellblock 2, being allowed to take a shower is considered a privilege and sometimes prisoners are not allowed to bathe for months. If the prisoner is not submissive, he will even be barred from using the restroom. There is no such thing as fresh air time in this block. Radio, TV, newspaper, telephone, visits, fresh air time and books are banned in these solitary cells.
Prisoner guards address prisoners with insulting remarks and use profane language. Being checked by a doctor is also considered a privilege and not everyone gets this chance.
I know of an aids patient in the solitary cells in cellblock 2 in this prison by the name of Daryoush Arjmand who has been detained in solitary for 2 and a half years. He has aids and it has been some time that the infirmary has cut off his antibiotics so that he would die sooner. He is not even given the ointment and rubbing alcohol that aids patients need for their wounds. Prisoner guards are even afraid to open his cell door to let him out to use the toilet and shower and no one even changes the light bulb in his cell which has not been working for a long time now. 
Our cellblock is under the management of Hassan Akharian. He is a drug addict and treats prisoners with violence most of the time. Any sort of protest to his erratic behavior is met with solitary in cellblock 2. He has recently taken out the security cameras in one of the rooms in prison turning it into a torture chamber.


Women the voice of oppressed in Iran


Offending Iran’s women to increase suppression on society
Tehran, April 20, 2010
Mohammad Taghi Rahbar MP of Isfahan from Khamenei’s fraction joined other reactionary mullahs in offending the women of Iran laying the ground for more suppression. He welcomed the ratification of Country’s Social Council about surging social security in punishing women who “trespass society’s norms in regard with veil and chastity”. He called the level of veil and chastity in the society as “disgusting and painful” and said: “unfortunately those in charge of the country don’t think that they are responsible in that regard”.
He criticized the fact that Guidance Patrols were stopped at the wake of regime’s presidential election and said: “when these patrols worked those with improper veil had to comply…”.
This reactionary mullah following his Leader whose talisman is broken babbled offending the brave Iranian women who have been present effectively during last years uprisings and who broke the illegitimate norms of Supreme Leadership; they will do the same again in Labor Day.

The terrible scene of a woman’s suicide turned to an anti regime move
Karaj, April 20, 2010
The shocking suicide of a woman in Karaj’s metro turned into an anti regime protest gathering. The protest started when a woman threw herself under the metro train in protest to the unbearable condition of her life.
The other passengers witnessing the scene shouted and cried. A great number of people gathered in an instant turning the scene to a protest against the clerical dictatorship which is the cause of all poverty, unemployment and misogynous laws.

Intense poverty in Iran under the rule of mullahs
Kermanshah April 21, 2010- In a terrible event a villager residing in one of the villages around Kankavar city in Kermanshah Province killed his own children and committed suicide because of unbearable poverty.
The man shot his 10 years old daughter and his younger son and then shot himself but he stayed alive. He said that he couldn’t provide his family with the least necessities of life and no choice was left for him.

Condition of Iran’s Laborers at the wake of Labor Day

ISC (Student’s Committee in Iran) reports from Iran at the wake of Labor Day

Qom, April 20, 2010- To prevent protests by laborers at the wake of Labor Day Qom’s Governor Office has been distributing leaflets of laborers’ housing plan amongst Qom’s laborers this week to silence them with fake promises.
Also CD’s of Khomeini’s speeches is being distributed amongst them by The Islamic Organization of Propagation.

Sanandaj, April 20, 2010- On Saturday April 17 on seven pm suppressive regime’s agents beat, swore at and confiscated the goods of a street-seller at Sirus Intersection in Sanandaj.
During last week too a great number of these street-seller were harassed and their goods were confiscated.
These street sellers are unemployed laborers that have no other choice than selling goods in the streets for their leaving.
Instead of providing jobs and providing them with unemployment insurance the government harasses them and prevents their selling.

Qazvin, April 20, 2010- At 10.15 am on Friday April 9 a storage house of 14000 liters capacity of chemicals blasted at the Acid Reviving Section of Haft Almas Factory leading to death of a laborer Salman D. 30 years old. The reason of the blast is not known so far. This factory produced Iron and Steel galvanized sheets and is located in Qazvin-Karaj Highway.
It is to be mentioned that in comparison with other countries in the world Iran is far behind the international standards of different jobs and as the result a great number of laborers loose their lives daily.

Mashad 20, 2010- At the wake of Labor Day the Disciplinary Committees at Mashad’s universities including Ferdosi, Azad, Payame Noor as well as private universities are issuing heavy penalties for students with the intention of keeping them away from gathering in protest on Labor Day.

Qom, April 20, 2010- The government is not capable of paying the wages of its employees for the month of Farvardin (March-April). Usually the money is paid between 20 to 25th of each month but this month’s is not paid yet (31st of Farvardin).
A great number of these employees believe the inadequacies in financial system, lack of interference of Budget and Planning Organization in this issue and weakness in management of Central and Meli Banks along with government’s severe deficiency in budget are the main reasons for this event.

Sanandaj, April 20, 2010- On Saturday April 17 Borhan Saeedi a laborer activist and a member of Women’s Council was summoned to the forth branch to meet his term.
Formerly he was condemned to 4 months in prison along with receiving lashes during his term by the second branch of Sanandaj’s security court on charge of propagating against the state and participating in the gathering of last year’s Labor Day and Women Day. He was under detention for 3 months and 17 days in Sanandaj’s Intelligence Bureau and Central Prison.
He is given three days to introduce himself for meeting his term.

The Downfall

Rising death toll amongst SSF forces
Tehran, April 20, 2010
Merh state-run news agency quoted the criminal head of SSF, Ismail Ahmadi Moghadam about the increase of death toll amongst SSF forces: “we must pay attention to this issue that none of our forces would get sick due to psychological pressures because referring to statistics psychological problems of the personnel has increased”.
He admitted: “the death toll due to mental pressures has increased amongst the personnel”.

Banks’ system collapsed
Tehran, April 20, 2010
Due to a rush for withdrawing money from bank accounts bank’s Shetab System including cash machines collapsed last Saturday through last Monday from 4 pm on. This caused that all banking affairs relying on this system including receiving money, invoices, transferring money, payments of water, electricity, phone, gas and mobile invoices all be disrupted during the time interval.
People in charge have given no explanation for this collapse but people believe that severe lack of cash in banks has caused the self services not to work.
On the other hand when Shetab System is cut governmental employees might not notice that the payment of their wages has been postponed.
Constant cut in internet too can be another reason for this collapse.
This malfunctioning has raised reactions amongst the residents and in central regions of the city people have broken the cash machines.
In Khoosh St. and near the intersection of this street with Azadi St. some people crushed the cash machine of Meli Bank in protest.

Dedicating mobile teams for erasing anti regime slogans
Tehran, April 21, 2010
Tehran’s municipality has ordered its employees in different regions of the city that they have to erase the anti regime slogans on the walls within two hours.
Great Tehran’s municipality has threatened the minor ones that if this is not done they will be questioned. As a result each municipality has dedicated mobile teams to erase the slogans immediately.

A member of fascist band of Motalefeh: 200 were supposed to be killed in Ashura
Tehran, April 5, 2010
Asadollah Badamchian from the heads of Motalefeh affiliated with Khamenei said: “PMOI claiming to be Moslem and having the support of US intended to present Marxism in disguise of Islam”.
Following the imposturous logic of Khomeini who said the PMOI members tortured themselves and then said that the System does that to make it evil said: “the current of Hypocrisy tried different ways to overthrow the System they wanted to kill people and say that the System killed them. They were supposed to kill 200 people in Ashura so that people wouldn’t think of Imam Hossein in Ashura and cry for these 200”.
Badamchian admitted how much regime fears the escalation of people’s uprising in Iranian new year and said: “in this year we are facing a mad, angry, defeated and complex Hypocrisy…we have to collect all pro-revolution forces and while we abolish conspiracies of Hypocrites (the name regime calls PMOI) we must serve people more”.

Resistance

Students class with suppressive forces
Amol, April 20, 2010
A member of Students Committee reported from in front of Amol’s City Council that a group of students from Amol University gathered in protest for freedom of their enchained class-mates. The gathering turned into a clash between the students and Security agents. Students chanted ‘death to dictator’ and ‘political prisoners must be freed’.

Students gathered in protest in front of regime’s parliament
Tehran, April 20, 2010
ISC reported that about 1000 male and female students of Bachelor degree of Technical Institutes from Shamsipoor, Shariati and Islamic Revolution’s Colleges gathered in front of regime’s parliament in protest on Sunday morning April 19.
These students chanted ‘a student will die but will not yield to oppression’, ‘we will gain our rights even if we die’, ‘public universities are our rights’ and ‘representatives support us support us’.
Last week too about 200 female students of these institutes gathered in protest in front of regime’s parliament.

The protesting scroll- Science and Industry University
Professors expelled, students protested
Tehran, April 20, 2010
Students of Department of Engineering of Science & Industry University signed a scroll protesting the fact that two of their professors were fired.
They demanded the immediate return Professors Aliasqhar Beheshti Shirazi and Professor Mahad Shahri who were expelled at the first week of the reopening of the university after New Years holidays.

Valuable act of Tabriz University’s Students
Tabriz, April 20, 2010
The students of Tabriz University held an exhibit showing students’ protesting movements. Some news about students protest gathering in Birjand, Allameh Tabatabaee and Qazvin Universities, the suppressive decree issued for Mahdieh Golroo, and an article about Shiva Nazar Ahari’s file transfer were posted. (Mahdieh and shiva both female are imprisoned).